"Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts

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"Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts

STORY: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN JUNLIANG, Deputy director, Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration Bureau 3. various of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KHORE, Villager in Madoi County STORYLINE: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, later designated as Sanjiangyuan National Park. At an average altitude of more than 4,700 meters, Sanjiangyuan National Park is the world's highest national park covering a total area of 190,700 sq km. The Sanjiangyuan area, known as China's "water tower," contains the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. After decades of painstaking exploration and practice, Sanjiangyuan embodies the historic reform and achievements of China's ecological ci

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